Copyright laws are complicated and frequently changing. Though some groups like Creative Commons and Wiki Commons (where I got the starfish image above) allow teachers and students to use content that would otherwise be unavailable for educational purposes, many authors do not. Teachers must set a model of correct material usage and review the rules with students before every research project.
Some notes to keep in mind when considering what "fair use" means:
Purpose of Use- education, parody, criticism
Nature of the Work- print, tv, music, plays, movies
Percentage and Significance of Borrowed Portion - how much of the whole is used, how significant the portion borrowed is to the whole of the work
Market Effect - make sure your borrowed work does not block the author's opportunity to make money off of the work.
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